The real estate and property management industries may face particular hurdles with respect to implementing the proposed disconnecting from work policy.

Every team should create a checklist, and then continually review their internal systems—floor by floor—to reveal any possible failure points.

Personal liability is a mounting possibility for directors, officers and supervisors of organizations that run afoul of environmental regulators or are on the losing side of civil litigation.

With fire equipment, the biggest culprit for non-compliance issues usually involves obstructions blocking fire extinguishers and hoses from view.

At last, our buildings are ready to catch up with the conveniences and expectations that future users have come to expect in the 21st century—and COVID has been the much-needed accelerant for this transformation in the building industry.

The idea of creating inclusive community hubs—where people of all ages and abilities can gather together—is gaining significant momentum.

Employees may refuse vaccines for reasons such as religious belief or medical reasons, and requiring these employees to undergo inoculation would be a human rights violation.

Landlords and tenants are continuing to move lease transactions forward in anticipation of a return to business as usual in the near future.

Living through construction may be a fact of life for city dwellers, but living through construction can be a fact of life and death for hospital patients.

Five tips for tenants as they review, negotiate and exercise lease extensions and renewals.

The latest phase of accessibility regulations in Ontario may concern employment standards, but facility managers have a role to play in compliance.

As of 2015, anyone renovating or constructing a public space must meet new building code requirements. Here's how one company achieved AODA compliance.

Universal design encompasses much more than physical accessibility, as three Interior Designers of Canada members recently explained in a panel discussion.

The Smoke-Free Ontario Act and Toronto's smoking bylaws recently changed. A tobacco enforcement inspector shares what property owners and managers need to know.

Many of Ontario’s building owners and managers are now struggling to decipher requirements for barrier-free access in the Ontario Building Code (OBC), under the Accessibility

An employer may mean to provide its employees with fair employment contracts but when disputes arise, parties often disagree on the rights they ...

It is the responsibility of employers to ensure the rules governing the use of social media are clear and widely understood. This means educating staff on a ‘responsible use of technology’ policy or code of conduct and ...